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Monday, October 28, 2013

Something Old is New Again

These are our chairs that match our patio table. We bought the set many years ago. The chairs were made from a type of plastic caning. Over time they have dry rotted and started to come apart. ﻿

As you can see, we could not sit in the chairs any longer.

The other week, John and I were working in the back yard cleaning up limbs.

John said he was going to take them to the dump. I immediately screamed NO!.

The frames are still good. But did not want to throw them away. I had thought about trying to find the old fashion webbing, but could not find it anywhere. Then I thought about the new mesh material.

Then out of the blue, John said "Why don't you throw some wood on it."

I could not believe I had not thought of it. So.....

So we took off the old seats and washed down the chairs.

I used 1x3 for the seat and back. I also used 1/4 x 2 inch carriage bolts with a hex nut on the back. Also used a 5/16 drill bit to drill the holes through the wood and chair frame. They used poly on the wood.

1 comment:

Great job. They look wonderful. I have some similar chairs that had woven cotton rope for seats. After replacing that for several years_ they would either mold or rot- I got the idea t too use plastic coated clothesline. Fabulous. We've only had to do it once-several years ago. They look great and are easy to clean using a brush and some bleach water. I love your kitchen to. Very warm and inviting. I'd love to see pics of the business side of the kitchen.